Jose Ramirez is so good and so underrated that I may do a NEPTA post on him before long. I believe we are watching a future HOF’er. He is a switch-hitter with power and speed, a durable presence at the hot corner, a team-first guy that took a pay cut to stay in Cleveland. HOF!

Not enough people talk about Jose Offerman • .273/.360/.373 (.732 OPS), 94 OPS • 17.1 WAR, 1551 H, 172 SB, 2118 TB • Played in MLB from 1990-2005 • 2x AS, never struck out 100x • Scored 100 runs 2x, 1998-99 • Royals all-time BA & OBP leader • Back-to-back 3B leader 1998-99 • Outstanding postseason numbers: • .400 BA, 1.024 OPS, 8 RBI over 14 GP • 3 hits, a HR, and a stolen base in debut • Prime 1998: .315 BA, 191 H, 13 3B, 45 SB • Top B-R Similarity Score: Delino DeShields • 22 yrs of pro ball: 2506 H, 100 HR, 1443 RS • Banned for life from Dominican Winter League • (For punching an umpire in the face as manager) • In 2007, while in the midst of a great season (.335 BA, .927 OPS) for the Long Island Ducks –– an organization with an apparently long and distinguished history of hiring great people –– Offerman attacked opposing pitcher Matt Beech and catcher John Nathans with a bat after being hit by a pitch; Beech broke a finger and Nathans sustained a career-ending head injury, later winning $940,000 in a lawsuit against Offerman

In 2019, Aaron Judge missed 60 games. The Yankees went 42-18 without him. What a weird sport this can be.

NEW POD w/ special guest co-host @bnicholsonsmith! - THE WHITE SOX! and the Nationals?! how real are these two teams? - Tigers, yikes - Mets alive? - @ShiDavidi joins! digging into a strange first two months for TOR - how PIT/SEA are handling pitching surplus - and much more!